Vijayakala Maheswaran arrested by OCPD

Vijayakala Maheswaran arrested by OCPD

October 8, 2018   09:40 am

Former State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran has been arrested by the Organized Crime Prevention Division (OCPD) this morning (08), stated the Police Media Spokesperson.

This was regarding a controversial statement made by her recently, at a state function.

OCPD has arrested her when she had arrived to record a statement on the said incident, according to the Police Media Spokesperson.

She is currently being escorted to be presented at the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court, he further said.

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